The Library

Groundcovers

Living carpets that fill the gaps and hold the soil.

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GroundcoversZones 7 to 10

Uncinia rubra 'Belinda's Find'

New Zealand Red Hook Sedge

Blooms inconspicuous; brownish spikes

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'

Georgia Blue Speedwell

Blooms bright gentian blue with a white eye, occasionally showing faint violet tones

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 7 to 10

Vinca major ‘Maculata’

Greater Periwinkle

Blooms purple-blue

Full sun to part shade

GroundcoversZones 4 to 9

Vinca minor 'Bowles'

Bowles Periwinkle

Blooms lavender-blue

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 9

Viola labradorica

Labrador Violet

Blooms deep purple

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Waldsteinia ternata

Barren Strawberry

Blooms clear, bright yellow with five rounded petals surrounding a small golden center

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 6 to 8

x Phylliopsis hillieri 'Sugar Plum'

Sugar Plum Hillier Phylliopsis

Blooms small, urn-shaped blossoms in clear pink to rose-pink

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 6 to 9

Ypsilandra thibetica

Tibetan Ypsilandra

Blooms upright spikes of small, starry creamy white blossoms with subtle fragrance

Partial shade to full shade